Book-supporting device



Oct. 27, 1925. 1,559,431

Tv W. HOGSETT BOOK SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 26, 1925 TIM/10 yseff WWW Patented Get. 27, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.-

THOMAS W. HOG-SETT, OF MARLINTON, VEST VIRGINIA.

BOOK-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Application filed February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,834.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. Hossnrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marlinton, in the county of Pocahontas and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Book- Supporting Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices for supporting books, and particularly to means for supporting music books in open condition.

The general object of the invention is to provide a. device which is particularly convenient for organists, pianists and others for supporting music at the organ or piano.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is adapted to be used in connection with music books of different sizes and which is adapted to engage the book and hold it open at any desired page and hold the leaves fully spread out and yet which is of such character that the hold on the leaf may be readily released so that the leaf may be turned.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a booksupporting device constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the construction shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the back showing one of the book-holding devices. in elevation;

Figure 1 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 2;

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates a back-board, as it may be termed, which may be made of wood, compo-board, fiber or any other suitable material, this board being provided with a longitudinally extending ledge 11 adjacent its bottom edge. This ledge is shorter than the length of the board 10.

Passing through the lower corners of the board 10 are bolts 12 which are engaged at their rear ends with nuts 13 which preferably are of leather or like material so that they will not mar'the piano or organ. Extending longitudinally just below the shoulder 11 is a length of wire 18 which is preferably resilient. This wire is bent around the screws 12 to make one or more coils around each bolt and then. extends upward and slightly outward, as at 1 1. Carried upon these arms or rods lt are the spring clips 15.

These are illustrated as being in the form of the ordinary spring clothes pin and consist of the oppositely disposed elements 16 and springs 17 urging these elements together. Preferably the rod or arm 14 passes up between these jaws 16 at a point just forward of the coil of the spring 17 and just rearward of the inclined shank of this spring so that the spring clamp cannot shift longitudinally upon this rod 14 but can oscillate upon this rod.

In order to urge the arms or rods 14: outwardly at their upper ends, the middle of the spring wire is upwardly bowed, as at 18, and the shelf 11 is cut away, as at 19, to accommodate the upwardly extending bow of the spring. It will be seen that with this device the clamps 15 may be shifted up or down so as to accommodate books of various heights. The clamps may be opened to any desired degree required to accommodate any number of leaves and the resilience of the arms 14 tends to pull the clamps away from each other, thus holding the book or music fiat.

I do not wish to be limited to any particular material for this device nor to the particular construction of certain details, as these may be modified in many ways without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. A music and book holder of the.cl1aracter described comprising "a. back plate having a ledge along its lower edge uponwhich the lower edge of the book may rest,

studs formed at the lower corners of the plates, a resilient wire extending longitudinally below the ledge wrapped around said studs and then extending upward and outward, and spring clamps longitudinally movable upon the wires and embodying two opposed spring-actuated jaws.

2. A music and book holder of the character described comprising a back plate ill having a ledge along its lower edge upon which the lower edge of the book may rest, studs termed the lower corners of the plate, 21 resilient wire extending longitudinally below the ledge wrapped around said etude and then extending upward and outward, and spring elmnpss longitudinally movable upon the wires and embodying two opposed Sln'lng-QCtHittfid jaws, the ledge be ing cut away to accommodate the upward 10 bow or the resilient wire.

In testimony whereof hereunto zuiix my n11 ure.

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